EP1116596B1 - Système et méthode d'impression à pochoir, et moyen d'enregistrement lisible par ordinateur mémorisant un programme d'impression à pochoir - Google Patents

Système et méthode d'impression à pochoir, et moyen d'enregistrement lisible par ordinateur mémorisant un programme d'impression à pochoir Download PDF

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EP1116596B1
EP1116596B1 EP01100095A EP01100095A EP1116596B1 EP 1116596 B1 EP1116596 B1 EP 1116596B1 EP 01100095 A EP01100095 A EP 01100095A EP 01100095 A EP01100095 A EP 01100095A EP 1116596 B1 EP1116596 B1 EP 1116596B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41L—APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING OR PRINTING FOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES
    • B41L13/00—Stencilling apparatus for office or other commercial use
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41L—APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR MANIFOLDING, DUPLICATING OR PRINTING FOR OFFICE OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; ADDRESSING MACHINES OR LIKE SERIES-PRINTING MACHINES
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    • B41L13/04—Stencilling apparatus for office or other commercial use with curved or rotary stencil carriers

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  • the present invention relates to a stencil printing machine, stencil printing method, and computer-readable recording medium storing stencil printing program for receiving print information from a computer system through a controller, and executing stencil making of print information and printing process on the stencil printing machine, and more particularly to an art of realizing efficient stencil making and printing process.
  • a controller 71 for controlling transmission of print information from a computer system 70 to a stencil printing machine 72 is installed between the computer system 70 and stencil printing machine 72, and a stencil printing system is built up.
  • the following processing steps as shown in Fig. 2 are executed.
  • the online and offline states are provided in the stencil printing machine, and the controller judges whether the stencil printing machine is online or offline, and transmits the print information stored in the computer system to the stencil printing machine, but the conventional stencil printing system involves the following technical problems to be solved.
  • the stencil printing machine becomes offline and is hence stopped. Accordingly, to continue the printing process on the stencil printing machine, the user has to restore the stencil printing machine to the online state by using online/offline changeover means such as I/F key provided on the stencil printing machine, and the efficiency of printing process is poor. Further, in the offline state, since other printing process can be started by the stencil printing machine alone, if other printing process has been started in the stencil printing machine, the print information from the computer system is interrupted in unprocessed state, and it is difficult to realize printing process of high efficiency.
  • the controller issues stencil making process command and printing process command alternately, but in such a system, for example, if a request for printing extra 5 sheets is made after the computer system starts printing process for printing 5 sheets of print information A, if the stencil printing machine is in online state after finishing the printing process, stencil making process by other print information is executed.
  • the conventional stencil printing system therefore, if desired to extra portion of print information, it is required to change over the printing method while considering the state of the controller, such as execution of printing process by the stencil printing machine independently without changing over online or offline state, and the operation is completely complicated.
  • the stencil printing machine has two operation states of online and offline, and the controller judges whether the stencil printing machine is online or offline, and the print information stored in the computer system is issued to the stencil printing machine, and therefore the operation of printing process is very much complicated, and the efficiency of printing process is verypoor.
  • the invention is devised in the light of the above technical problems, and the object of the invention is to improve the operation of printing process, and present a stencil printing machine enhanced in the efficiency of printing process.
  • a further object of the invention is to improve the operation of printing process, and present a stencil printing method enhanced in the efficiency of printing process.
  • a further object of the invention is to improve the user's operation of printing process, and present a computer-readable recording medium storing a stencil printing process for enhancing the efficiency of printing process.
  • a stencil printing machine for receiving print information from a computer system through a controller, and executing stencil making and printing of print information
  • the stencil printing machine comprises an operation waiting state detector for detecting the operation waiting state of the controller, a printing machine operation state detector for detecting the operation state of the stencil printing machine, and a judging unit for determining the process to be executed on the stencil printing machine by referring to the operation waiting state of the controller and the operation state of the printing machine, and for controlling the controller and the stencil printing machine.
  • a method of operating a stencil printing machine in which print information is received from a computer system through a controller, and stencil making and printing of print information are executed on a stencil printing machine, in which the machine performs the steps of: detecting the operation waiting state of the controller; detecting the operation state of the stencil printing machine, and a judging step of determining the process to be executed on the stencil printing machine by referring to the operation waiting state of the controller and the operation state of the printing machine, and controlling the controller and the stencil printing machine.
  • a computer-readable recording medium storing a stencil printing program for receiving print information from a computer system through a controller, and executing stencil making and printing of print information on a stencil printing machine, the program being adapted to cause the computer system to execute the processes of: detecting the operation waiting state of the controller; detecting the operation state of the stencil printing machine; and determining the process to be executed on the stencil printing machine by referring to the operation waiting state of the controller and the operation state of the printing machine, and controlling the controller and the stencil printing machine.
  • the recording medium includes, for example, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, magnetic tape and other computer-readable medium in which programs can be recorded.
  • the operation waiting state of the controller includes the no-output state, stencil making process waiting state, and printing process waiting state, and the operation state of the printing machine includes the stencil making process state and the printing process state, and by referring to these states, the process to be executed on the stencil printing machine is determined.
  • Fig. 3 to Fig. 8 the configuration and operation of the stencil printing system, stencil printing method, and computer-readable recording medium storing a stencil printing program are described in detail below.
  • the stencil printing machine is not provided with scanner (scanning reading device) for reading the print information.
  • the stencil printing machine without scanner cannot execute stencil making process independently, but can execute a printing process independently if the stencil is ready.
  • the stencil printing machine furnished with scanner can realize the stencil printing system and its method of operation and bring about the same effects if it is further provided with means (not shown) for judging if the start command of stencil making process is coming from the scanner or from the computer.
  • the stencil printing machine when the controller informs the stencil printing machine of operation waiting state such as no-output state, stencil making process wait or printing process wait, the stencil printing machine refers to the operation state of the own operation system and the informed operation waiting state of the controller, and judges the process to be executed, and reports the content of process to the controller, thereby composing an interactive structure.
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the stencil printing system in an embodiment of the invention.
  • the stencil printing system as shown in Fig. 3 comprises a stencil printing machine 10 for executing stencil making process and printing process by using print information, a computer system 16 storing print information, and a controller 17 for sending and receiving print information between the stencil printing machine 10 and computer system 16.
  • the stencil printing machine 10 includes a CPU 11 for controlling the stencil printing process, memory means 12 for storing the stencil printing program, a stencil making/printing process interface unit 13 for sending and receiving print information between the controller 17 and the stencil printing machine 10, and an input and output interface unit 14 for controlling input and output signals relating to the stencil printing machine 10, and the stencil making/printing process interface unit 13 further includes a controller operation waiting state detector 13a for detecting the operation waiting state of the controller 17, a printing machine operation state detector 13b for detecting the operation state of the stencil printingmachine 10, and a judging unit 13c for judging the process to be executed on the basis of the operation state of the controller 17 and stencil printing machine 10.
  • a controller operation waiting state detector 13a for detecting the operation waiting state of the controller 17
  • a printing machine operation state detector 13b for detecting the operation state of the stencil printingmachine 10
  • a judging unit 13c for judging the process to be executed on the basis of the operation state of the controller 17 and stencil printing machine 10.
  • controller 17 includes an operation waiting state notice unit 17a for informing the stencil printing machine 10 of the operation waiting state.
  • the stencil printing machine 10 is connected to the input and output unit 15 for input and output of various information about the printing process of the stencil printing machine 10, and the appearance of the input and output unit 15 is as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the state display unit 21 in the input and output unit 20 shows various information to the user, such as "Waiting for stencil making data”, “Ready to make stencil”, “Ready to remake stencil”, “Ready to print”, “Set number of copies of print”, other processing information, printing speed, printing density, number of copies of print, monochromatic or color, and printing paper size.
  • Figure keys 22 are used for input of number of copies of print, selection of function and others, and a job sensor 23, for example, flickers when receiving print information from the controller 17, lights when operating by the controller, and shows the status of processing to the user.
  • a stencil/print button 24 changes over the stencil making mode and printing mode of the stencil printing machine, and start and stop buttons 25 and 26 command execution or stop of process to the stencil printing machine 10.
  • the stencil printing machine 10 detects the operation waiting state of the controller 17 and stencil printing machine 10, and executes the process shown in Fig. 6 depending on each state.
  • the operation waiting state notice unit of the controller Before the controller starts reception of output data from the computer system, the operation waiting state notice unit of the controller sends a signal showing no-output operation waiting state to the operation waiting state detector of the controller.
  • the judging unit issues the following process execution command depending on the received signal and the operation state (stencil making mode or printing mode) of the stencil printing machine detected by the printing machine operation state detector.
  • the judging unit issues a stencil making operation ban signal to the input and output unit.
  • the stencil printing machine execute the printing process independently by using the stencil already set in the stencil printing machine.
  • the operation waiting state notice unit sends a signal showing stencil making waiting operation state to the controller operation waiting state detector.
  • the judging unit issues the following process execution command depending on the received signal and the operation state of the stencil printing machine detected by the printing machine operation state detector.
  • the judging unit issues a start command of stencil making process to the controller.
  • the controller corresponding to the command from the stencil printing machine, issues the print information of the computer system to the stencil printing machine, and the stencil printing machine starts the stencil making process by using the print information of the computer system.
  • the controller receives the print information from the computer system, the print information is developed, and corresponding to the developed print information, the information registering control parameters of the stencil printing machine such as the number of copies of print, printing speed and printing density determined in the computer system is transmitted to the stencil printing machine as the print information.
  • the judging unit judges that the user is instructing independent printing processing on the stencil printing machine by using the existing stencil, instead of execution of new stencil making process, and instructs execution of printing process by the stencil printing machine alone without issuing instruction of stencil making process start to the controller.
  • the operation waiting state notice unit sends a signal showing printing waiting operation state to the controller operation waiting state detector.
  • the judging unit issues the following process execution command depending on the received signal and the operation state of the stencil printing machine detected by the printing machine operation state detector.
  • the judging unit judges that the user is demanding re-execution of stencil making process of printed sheet being printed at present, and instructs start of execution of stencil re-making process to the controller.
  • the stencil re-making process is, in the stencil printing machine, the process existing because the finish quality of the printed sheet is determined by the quality of the stencil, and usually it is executed when the stencil is damaged by repeated printing processes.
  • the judging unit judges that the user is instructing execution of printing process to be executed by the controller, and hence issues a start instruction of printing process to the controller.
  • the controller instructs start of operation of printing process to the stencil printing machine according to the instruction from the stencil printing process.
  • the stencil printing process conforming to the stencil printing method is executed in the following steps.
  • the same process as mentioned above is executed. That is, the error is cleared, and when the printing process is continued with the same stencil, the user has only to press the start key whether it is the printing process by the instruction from the controller or the independent printing process of the stencil printing machine. More specifically, if occurring in the midst of printing process by the controller, the stencil printingmachine instructs start of printing process to the controller, so that the printing process can be determined by the number of prints specified by the computer system. On the other hand, if occurring in the midst of printing process by the stencil printing machine alone, the stencil printing machine can continue the independent printing process.
  • the stencil printing method according to the embodiment of the invention may be compiled in a program, and stored in a computer-readable recording medium.
  • this recording medium is read into the stencil printing machine, and the program is stored in the memory unit or the like, and by executing the stencil printing program by the CPU or other operating unit, the stencil printing method is realised.
  • the recording medium includes, for example, semiconductor memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, magnetic tape and other computer-readable medium in which programs can be recorded.
  • the computer system used in the stencil printing system of one embodiment of the invention has an appearance, for example, as shown in Fig. 8. That is, it comprises a floppy disk drive 62 and an optical disk drive 65, and a floppy disk 63 is inserted into the floppy disk drive 62, an optical disk 66 is inserted into the optical disk drive 65, and by the specified reading operation, the programs stored in these media can be installed in the system. Or, by connecting a specified drive device, for example, by using a ROM 67 playing the role of a memory device or a cartridge 68 playing the role of a magnetic tape device, installing or data reading can be executed. Further, the user can recognize the output information relating to the printing process by the output through a display 61, and also enter input information relating to the printing process through a keyboard 64. Although not shown herein, a mouse pointer may be used also as an input device.

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  1. Machine d'impression à pochoir (10) pour recevoir des informations d'impression depuis un système informatique (16) via un contrôleur (17) et exécuter la fabrication du pochoir et l'impression des informations d'impression, caractérisée en ce que ladite machine d'impression à pochoir comprend :
    un détecteur d'état d'attente du fonctionnement (13a) pour détecter l'état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) ;
    un détecteur d'état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression (13b) pour détecter l'état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression à pochoir (10) ; et
    une unité de jugement (13c) pour déterminer le processus à exécuter sur la machine d'impression à pochoir (10) en se référant à l'état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) et l'état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression (10), et pour commander le contrôleur (17) et la machine d'impression à pochoir (10).
  2. Machine d'impression à pochoir selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) inclut l'état sans sortie, l'état d'attente du processus de fabrication de pochoir et l'état d'attente du processus d'impression, et ledit état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression (10) inclut l'état du processus de fabrication de pochoir et l'état du processus d'impression, et en se référant à ces états, le processus à exécuter sur la machine d'impression à pochoir est déterminé.
  3. Procédé de fonctionnement d'une machine d'impression à pochoir (10), dans lequel des informations d'impression sont reçues depuis un système informatique (16) via un contrôleur (17), et la fabrication du pochoir et l'impression des informations d'impression sont exécutées sur la machine d'impression à pochoir, caractérisé par les étapes consistant à :
    détecter l'état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) ;
    détecter l'état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression à pochoir (10) ;
    déterminer le processus à exécuter sur la machine d'impression à pochoir en se référant à l'état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) et l'état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression (10), et commander le contrôleur (17) et la machine d'impression à pochoir (10).
  4. Procédé d'impression à pochoir selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle ledit état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) inclut l'état sans sortie, l'état d'attente du processus de fabrication de pochoir et l'état d'attente du processus d'impression, et ledit état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression (10) inclut l'état du processus de fabrication de pochoir et l'état du processus d'impression, et en se référant à ces états, le processus à exécuter sur la machine d'impression à pochoir (10) est déterminé.
  5. Moyen d'enregistrement lisible par ordinateur mémorisant un programme d'impression à pochoir pour recevoir des informations d'impression depuis un système informatique (16) via un contrôleur (17) et exécuter la fabrication du pochoir et l'impression des informations d'impression sur la machine d'impression à pochoir (10), caractérisé en ce que le programme est adapté pour faire exécuter par le système informatique les processus consistant à :
    détecter l'état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) ;
    détecter l'état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression à pochoir (10) ;
    déterminer le processus à exécuter sur la machine d'impression à pochoir (10) en se référant à l'état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) et l'état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression (10), et commander le contrôleur et la machine d'impression à pochoir.
  6. Moyen d'enregistrement lisible par ordinateur selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle ledit état d'attente du fonctionnement du contrôleur (17) inclut l'état sans sortie, l'état d'attente du processus de fabrication de pochoir et l'état d'attente du processus d'impression, et ledit état du fonctionnement de la machine d'impression à pochoir (10) inclut l'état du processus de fabrication de pochoir et l'état du processus d'impression, et en se référant à ces états, le processus à exécuter sur la machine d'impression à pochoir est déterminé.
  7. Système d'impression à pochoir comprenant : une machine d'impression à pochoir selon la revendication 1 ou 2 ; un contrôleur (17) connecté à la machine d'impression à pochoir (10) ; et un système informatique (16) connecté au contrôleur (17) pour générer des informations d'impression et les délivrer à ladite machine (10) via ledit contrôleur (17).
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